Transcript Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonard Da Vinci
Early Childhood
Leonardo was born April 15, 1452
in Tuscany, Italy.
His parents never married, and not much is
known about his mother.
His father, Ser Piero, was a Public Notary.
He had two brothers, Francesco and Violente.
At age 5, Leonardo went to live with his
grandfather.
Contributions to Society
Renaissance painter, sculptor,
musician, architect, engineer,
mathematician, anatomist,
scientist, philosopher
The Artist
Da Vinci’s most famous artistic
works include The Mona Lisa,
The Last Supper, and The
Virgin and Child with Saint
Anne.
The Engineer
Well-known for inventing the bicycle, parachute and helicopter, Da Vinci also invented the swing
bridge, a dredger, rotating cranes, water turbines, a compass, ball bearings, armored cars,
submarines, double-hull boats, underwater breathing devices, life buoys, swim fins and a canal
system which is still in use today. These are only a few amazing inventions.
What Most People Don’t Know About DaVinci
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He invented the scissors.
He invented contact lenses.
He created the first textbook of human anatomy.
He had a great singing voice.
“ Leonardo DaVinci was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness while
the others were all still asleep”
– Sigmund Freud
Da Vinci’s Death
After being paralyzed on his right side
for two years, in spring of 1519,
DaVinci became quite ill for several
weeks. He died on May 2 at the age
of 67, and is now buried at the
Chapel of St. Hubert.
Extras
Did you know that DaVinci wrote all of his notes in mirror writing? Instead of
writing left to right, he wrote backwards. There are many theories about why he
wrote this way, but no one knows for sure. Why do you think he did it? To try
mirror writing for yourself, click the mirror.
If you would like to try your luck at figuring out some of DaVinci’s
machines, click the robot.
The End
FINIS
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscany
• www.artchive.com
• www.google.com
• www.krausal.com/leonardo
• www.macchinedileonardo.com
• www. mos.org/sln/Leonardo
Created by
Ellen Weber,
Speech/Language Pathologist
6/14/07
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